A report issued by the data warehouse, Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry said that the Egyptian non-petroleum exports during the last ten months, January to October 2010 reached 90 billion and 458 million pounds, compared with 75 billion and 56 million pounds during the same period in 2009.

Said Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Minister of Trade and Industry - in a press release - a comment on the report, which was received that the increase achieved by the non-oil exports during the last period reflect the success of the system implemented by the Ministry to promote Egyptian exports and stresses increase the competitiveness of Egyptian products - while no mention of the statement to the size of imports, which imported from abroad -.

The report pointed out that Saudi Arabia ranked first among the ten markets receptor for Egyptian exports during the period from January to October of this year as the value of Egyptian exports to the market 7 billion and 774 million pounds, an increase of 29% from the previous year, 2009, followed by the U.S. the U.S. with exports valued at 6 billion and 473 million pounds, an increase of 30% over the same period last year.

Italy came in third place and occupied Libya fourth the value of Egyptian exports of $ 5 billion and 634 million pounds and the other centers occupied by Turkey and the United Kingdom, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates.

The most important sectors, which increased its exports during the period from January to October of the year 2010 included the construction materials at a value of $ 22 billion and 522 million pounds of chemicals at a value of 18 billion and 257 million pounds, an increase of 23% over the same period last year, followed by exports of food industry and engineering, garments, furniture, medicines, shoes and leather products, books and works of art and furniture.